2014-1218 Regular City Commission Meeting

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Summary Minutes:Regular City Commission Meeting December 18,2014 City of Sunny Isles Beach,Florida Anastasiya Karpenko; Ekaterina Khramova; Sonny Sabatto; Sarah-Lydia Singer; and Alex Vinokur. Ms. Yeash said she would get the awards to those who were not here tonight. She also noted that the calendars are now available in Government Center and at Pelican Community Park. 5B. A Presentation by Miami-Dade County Library System regarding Library Resources. Action: Rafael Costa introduced Carmen Centeno who are both Library Services Specialists of the Miami-Dade County Library System. They gave a Power Point Presentation on the Library and its many resources,services,and products available to the residents. The Library System is comprised of 48 branches of which one branch is here in Sunny Isles Beach. Ms. Centeno noted that with your Library Card you can check out a pass and then visit Viscaya and the Zoo for free. The Commission was provided a copy of the Power Point Presentation. Public Speakers: Rafael Costa; Carmen Centeno; Suzanne Alvarez Vice Mayor Aelion said with the change in times of technology,paper reading is becoming less used,how is the Library adjusting to that? Suzanne Alvarez,Assistant Director for the Miami-Dade County Library,said the public libraries throughout the world are dealing with how to balance the need for books, and the digital age. We are all working on how to achieve that balance. They have met with City Manager Russo to talk about improvements that they want to make in the branch in Sunny Isles Beach. That led to a survey as to what the residents really want such as do they want more digital products, more books and programming. And so they are reaching out to the communities to see what the residents want and to make sure that they offer it. Mayor Scholl said the Library is a cornerstone of our community, it gets used very heavily, and he is a digital guy. He feels the Library has done a great job in putting in that balance between the young folks who are used to the digital medium as a primary access point, and then the folks who still have a book in their hand. 6. ZONING: ZONING HEARINGS ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. 6A. Request of Chabad Lubavitch Russian Center,Inc.for Property Located at 488 and 500 Sunny Isles Boulevard for the Following: (Hearing#PZ2014-13) Summary: The Applicant is requesting approval of a site plan modification of the approved Sunny Isles Beach Jewish Community Center, to include a 28-story condominium tower with 22 residential units on a unified site located at 488 and 500 Sunny Isles Blvd. The Applicant is also seeking approval of a height variance of 325 feet where 290 feet is allowed and a front setback variance of 22 feet and 6 inches where 25 feet is required. Requests: 1. Pursuant to Section 265-18 of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Land Development Regulations, the Applicant is requesting approval of a site plan modification for a 28-story condominium tower with 22 residential units which contains a total of 101,831 square feet. 3